OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14559025
AMOCO OIL COMPANY
CASPER, WY—
Event description
EMPLOYEES BURNED BY HOT WATER AND SLUDGE FROM WATER VESSEL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 ARE EMPLOYED AS METAL CRAFTSMEN IN A REFINERY. THEY WERE BUR NED BY HOT WATER AND SLUDGE WHEN THEY REMOVED A BOTTOM PLATE FROM A LIME, HOT PR OCESS WATER SOFTENER VESSEL. WATER, LIME, SODA ASH AND STEAM TO HEAT THE INCOMIN G WATER ARE FED INTO THE VESSEL. THIS FORMS A SLUDGE BLANKET IN THE VESSEL, WHIC H CHEMICALLY REDUCES THE HARDNESS OF THE WATER. THIS PROCESSED WATER IS USED IN THE OIL REFINERY BOILERS. THE SLUDGE DRAIN VALVES WERE PLUGGED. THE TWO EMPLOYEE S HAD TO "TAKE DOWN" THE VESSEL AND REMOVE THE BOTTOM PLATE TO DETERMINE THE EXT ENT OF THE BLOCKAGE.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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